Lead: International standard Latin dance also refers to sports dance, which is divided into rumba, cha-cha, cowboy, samba and bullfighting. The following is the method I compiled about how to learn Latin dance on a zero basis. Welcome to read!
How to learn Latin dance 1 based on zero, you must take classes.
You must learn from the teacher before you can start. Because every movement of Latin dance is standardized and will change with the development of the times. Every professional dancer seems to have his own style, but in fact it evolved from rigid basic skills. Amateur dancers' pursuit of beauty and arbitrary performance are also inseparable from solid basic skills. It's easy to learn movements from scratch. If your Latin dance teacher's level is too poor, and the movements are all at the level of N years ago, it will be difficult for you to change back to the mainstream dance in the future. You can't learn basic skills by watching videos, only the body has no soul.
Try several professional Latin dance training classes. It is difficult to find a suitable training class. After all, Latin dance training is not as popular as yoga, belly dance, Indian dance and street dance. Now the training classes are all membership-based, and then they all teach dance, which is very unprofessional. The most important thing is to see whether you like the teacher, whether you can keep up with the teaching progress and whether you can follow him for a long time. Personal advice is to learn from teachers with professional background, because they are more passionate, more demanding and more mainstream in training mode. Conditional, or in groups of three or five, find a teacher to take a private class, so that the teacher can cooperate with everyone's level and progress, so that the teacher can be required to pay more attention to the details of the action in teaching.
2, fully equipped.
Latin shoes are the most basic requirement. Latin shoes are high heels for both men and women, and it is a challenge for boys to stand firm. In the training class, I often see dancing in flat shoes, which is an extreme waste of my time. You practice your movements in flat shoes. As soon as you put on high heels, your movements immediately deform. Now I can't even say that I can control my Latin shoes. Shoes must be the right size and comfortable to wear. Amateur dancers should not wait until their shoes are worn out. If you feel that your dancing shoes don't fit and wear your feet, replace them as soon as possible. Girls can also wear men's dancing shoes or socks for training. Now I even choose sports socks for socks. Only by protecting my feet can I improve my dancing skills.
Pay attention to clothes, too. Boys especially like to wear jeans and slacks to class. It is suggested that boys directly tailor a training suit, or buy a pair of Latin dance pants and a tight sports top. The biggest problem with wearing casual clothes in class is that the teacher is not easy to notice that your movements are not in place and there are fewer opportunities to be corrected. Look in the mirror and you can't tell whether your actions are the same as those of the teacher. Learning by feeling is not reliable. People who have no dance foundation often feel that their movements are already very standard. In fact, that is an illusion. I started out like this. Don't feel too good about yourself.
Girls are generally more professional, but they must be able to make bold moves by themselves when lifting clothes, without worrying about running out and tearing clothes. I have seen dancers dressed beautifully, but their movements are timid. I want to surprise myself and make myself comfortable at the same time.
3. The appearance is neat.
This is a polite question, which makes people feel comfortable and more confident. Boys need to trim their nose hair, shave and cut their nails. When you start to learn double routines, you should be close to the opposite sex. Besides being a gentleman, you should be clean. Girls still have to shave their armpits when wearing vests and short sleeves. In this way, when dancing, you can bravely open your hands and charm yourself. Men and women should pay attention to the problem of body odor and bad breath. I suggest you change clothes in class, and don't sweat to death. You can put mints in your mouth and drink plenty of water to eliminate bad breath.
4. Prevent sports injuries.
There is no doubt that exercise is accompanied by injury. Be sure to warm up before dancing. Office workers are all in a hurry to go to class, and don't leave warm-up time for themselves. The general teacher will take you to warm up simply, which I think is not enough. It is best to do some head exercises, body rotation exercises, waist exercises, knee exercises, wrist and ankle exercises before class. It is best to pull the ligament, but not too radical. Many people were injured while pulling ligaments. Remember not to go too far. Warm-up with enough time is good for class, and the movements can be done quickly and get into the state faster. Exercise will inevitably lead to injury. You should wear protective gear where you are easily injured or injured. My feet hurt when I first started wearing high heels, and Cucarachas hurt his crotch during practice. Now my knee has symptoms, so I don't regret it, because I like it.
5. Insist on basic training.
A responsible teacher will spend most of his time practicing basic skills, but everyone loves to learn double routines. If you practice more basic skills, you will feel very boring. Many boys gave up because of those movements coming and going, so they couldn't persist. Many people can dance with their partners after studying for half a year, but they are ugly because their basic skills are not solid. I persisted in rumba basic practice for a year, and the biggest advantage was that I learned the movements quickly, and I was praised for my beautiful movements, hehe.
6. imitate the action.
Don't flirt with your partner all the time in class, listen carefully to the teacher's action decomposition. Imitate with your heart and practice more in front of the mirror. For people like me who have no dance foundation, learning movements is very slow. The teacher usually repeats the action several times to do it well. Although it's a little unacceptable, it doesn't matter as long as we make up for it diligently. For those who have received professional training in dance and sports in the past, Latin dance is very suitable for you. The difficulty of action is a piece of cake for you, and the artistic requirements of the teacher are easy for you to understand. Many amateur Latin dancers learn dance or sports since childhood, and change to Latin dance in the middle. But I believe that we amateurs can hold up half the sky.
7. Music.
Latin dance is indispensable to tender feelings and dynamic music. Dance needs a sense of rhythm, and every teacher will emphasize the beat. I'm not good at this. I can't keep up with the beat. Girls generally don't have this problem. It should be no problem to listen and practice more. And you must learn to count the beats, count the beats well, and be clear-headed when practicing dancing.
8. Dance partner.
Boys don't have to deliberately find girls as regular partners when they first start school. Girls in the dance studio account for 90%, and everyone is chasing you! Ha ha. When the movements are done, the requirements for female companions will also increase. Choosing an unreliable female companion too early will lead to contradictions if you want to change it later. Girls had better find husbands, boyfriends and secret admirers to dance with. Amateur Latin dance is really short of boys. If you don't take the initiative to invite boys to dance with you, you will soon run into a bottleneck. I think the reason why this sport is difficult to promote is that there are too few boys, and the essence of this dance is precisely that two people express their feelings through dancing. If two people work together and learn from each other, they will really improve quickly. It is not tiring for men and women to practice dancing together. The problem of dancing partners bothers me like a nightmare. A reliable partner is as important as a wife who will accompany you for life.
9. technology
With the teacher's permission, take pictures of his actions and routines with his mobile phone, watch more and imitate more. Watching the latest professional Latin dance competitions and Latin dance performances on the video website will give you more motivation to learn and make you have the impulse to imitate.
Concluding remarks. When I was a child, I watched TV, and my aunt's tango performance was beautiful. I always keep it in mind. I fell in love with Latin dance by chance. I don't know when and when I can master all the ten dances in the national standard. It doesn't matter. It is worthwhile to follow my inner love. The time spent practicing dancing is insignificant compared with the time spent online. I think all the children who search the topic of Latin dance on Zhihu are for amateur entertainment and exercise. If they have access to the national standard, they can appreciate one more work of art, which is much more valuable.
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